The Returning Ex

Having taken a special liking to the small farms in the countryside, Lorraine paced around the backyard a few times and even said that she would like to have a small yard to plant her own vegetables.

Next to her, Old Mr. Jefferson snorted. “Forget it. Are you sure you’ll have the time to take care of it? You’ll only hand it over to the servants in the end.”

Clicking her tongue, she agreed. “That may be true.”

Her days were usually busy, and if she really had a small yard, she wouldn’t have the energy left to take care of it.

Staring at the small yard, Old Mr. Jefferson sighed. “When we were poor in the past, we used to have a small yard for vegetables too, and your mother would sometimes pull a small cart to sell the vegetables on the streets. Money wasn’t worth that much back then, and vegetables as well because almost every family was producing it. There were times when she would earn less than two bucks after spending the whole day sitting on the roadside.”

Letting out a deep, long sigh, he pressed his lips into a thin line and shook his head, reminiscing the past.

Then, Logan placed an arm around Lola’s shoulder and said, “Mom spent the hardest days with you, but she didn’t manage to pull through until the good days.”

sigh, the old man lamented, “That’s true. I’ve

saddening, and Lola didn’t know

had prepared in the

around, and when she was sure that none of the Jeffersons were around, she whispered, “Did Logan mention anything about the bridal

topic, Lola

“What do you mean by that? They were the ones who brought it up during the discussions earlier. I’m still shocked by the

asked in return,

with her fingers, Fiona replied, “It’s a

sum? Lola

many zeros she should have at the back of the number. When she and Langdon first heard

huge amount of money was merely the bridal price. Lorraine even added that other expenses would be excluded, and she assured them that Logan and Lola would be treated well as none of the sisters wanted any of the Jeffersons’ properties;

because the seven-figure bridal price had already knocked her out. The sum was so huge that it would cause a colossal commotion in the village if they found out